Zionsville United Methodist Church

Listen to the July 6, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Genesis 32:22-32 What does it mean to love God with all your mind? In this week's message from The Way We Love series, we took a deep dive into the story of Jacob wrestling with a mysterious figure through the night—a story filled with ambiguity, tension, and transformation. While the strug...

Listen to the June 29, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Psalm 63:1-8 What does it look like to live out love, not just as an idea, but through daily practices that shape us? Using six active verbs— Worship, Pray, Learn, Serve, Give, and Play —we’ll discover how to love God and neighbor with our full selves: our hearts, souls, minds, and strengt...

Listen to the June 22, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Revelation 5:1-14 What comes to mind when you think of worship? A favorite song? A church sanctuary? A moving message? This week, we step into a deeper conversation—not just about how we worship, but why we worship. In the book of Revelation, we’re given a breathtaking vision of God’s thro...

Listen to the June 15, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Mark 12:28-34 What are the essential ingredients that make us human? Flour and sugar make a cookie. Wheels and a frame make a bike. But what makes a person? In this sermon, we return to the foundational words of the Shema—words that Jesus later echoed and expanded when he taught us to love...

Listen to the June 8, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Acts 2:1-12 What does it mean to trust Jesus—even when we can’t see Him? In this special VBS Sunday message that also falls on Pentecost, ZUMC Youth Director Zach Cheeseman (a.k.a. Ranger Cheese) recaps a week of joyful storytelling and powerful Bible truths from Vacation Bible School. Kids...

Listen to the June 1, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Ephesians 2:1-10 What does a good life sound like? In this sermon, we reflect on the idea that our lives—when poured out in faith—might echo with a quiet, steady refrain: “Good-good-good-good-good.” Inspired by a moment from Wendell Berry’s Jayber Crow and grounded in Paul’s words from Ephe...

Listen to the May 25, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. 2 Samuel 7:1-16 This Memorial Day weekend, we turn to the story of King David and Solomon to explore what it means to receive and carry a legacy. Just as Solomon inherited a kingdom, a covenant, and a calling from David, we too are entrusted with promises, responsibilities, and examples sha...

Listen to the May 11, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 19:25-27 Listen to the May 18, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Jeremiah 29:1-14 Jeremiah 29:11 shows up everywhere during graduation season, promising hope and a future. But this beloved verse was first spoken not to graduates—but...

Listen to the May 11, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 19:25-27 When Jesus looked down from the cross and said to Mary, “Here is your son,” and to John, “Here is your mother,” he was doing more than making practical arrangements. He was forming a new kind of family—one built not on bloodlines but on love, care, and shared faith. In this Mo...

Listen to the May 4, 2025 Easter Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 21:1-14 Explore the Emmaus story in Luke 24:13–35 and learn how Jesus meets us in seasons of doubt and distraction. This sermon offers three invitations for spiritual renewal and meaningful connection. https://www.zumc.org/sermons

Listen to the April 27, 2025 Easter Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 20:24-31 This Sunday, we were led in worship by our youth. In our sermon, Zach and several youth take a look at the story of Thomas, one of Jesus' disciples, and have a conversation about what it means to be a person of faith but also have doubts. This is the 9:30 Service. htt...

Listen to the April 20, 2025 Easter Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 20:1-10 On that first Easter morning, the world changed—not just because of an empty tomb, but because of what it meant: Jesus is alive. In John’s Gospel, Easter unfolds not with fireworks but with quiet moments—Mary alone in the garden, Peter and John peering into the tomb, a...

Listen to the April 18, 2025 Good Friday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Good Friday is a day to remember God’s deep love and redemption through the cross of Jesus Christ. This was not a backup plan or a tragic accident—God was carrying out the plan of salvation for all people. We call it good because we see the crucifixion through the hope of Easter. Our...

Listen to the April 17, 2025 Maundy Thursday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Luke 22:14-20 On this sacred night, we remember the tenderness of Jesus’ final hours with His disciples—the night He knelt to wash feet, shared bread and cup, and gave a new commandment: “Love one another, as I have loved you.” But this wasn’t just a gentle encouragement. It was...

Listen to the April 13, 2025 worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 18:1-11 On Palm Sunday, we celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Crowds cheered, waving palm branches, shouting “Hosanna.” But in just a few days, those same voices turned to “Crucify.” In this message, we step into that turning point—into the quiet of the Garden of Gethsemane. I...

Listen to the April 6, 2025 worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 15:1-13 This week wraps up our series on the “I Am” statements of Jesus in John’s Gospel. In this final message, we’re looking at Jesus’ words: “I am the true vine.” But that’s not all—he also says, “My Father is the vinedresser, and you are the branches.” Three images. Three relationships....

Listen to the March 30, 2025 worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 11:17-27 It’s MLB Opening Weekend, and if you know baseball, you’ve probably heard of “The Yankee Way”—a philosophy that shapes how the team operates. What if we talked about The Jesus Way? In John’s Gospel, Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” But what does that actually me...

Listen to the March 23, 2025 worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 11:17-27 Martha and Mary were deep in mourning. Their brother, Lazarus, was gone—his death final, his spirit departed. But when Jesus arrived, He shattered their understanding of finality. “I am the resurrection and the life,” He declared, not just promising a future hope but bringing resur...

Listen to the March 16, 2025 worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 10:7-18 Scammers, false leaders, and voices of fear surround us, but Jesus offers something different. In John 10, He declares, “I am the Good Shepherd,” the one who knows His sheep, protects them, and even lays down His life for them. Unlike hired hands who flee at danger or thieves who co...

Listen to the March 9, 2025 worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 9:1-7 Imagine being blind your whole life, then suddenly seeing for the first time. That’s what happened to a man in John 9 when Jesus healed him. But while he gained sight, the religious leaders—so sure of their own wisdom—refused to see the truth right in front of them. Jesus said, “I am t...

Ash Wednesday reminds us that flourishing comes when both authority and vulnerability are present in our lives. Drawing from Andy Crouch’s framework, this sermon explores how Jesus embodied both qualities when he rescued the woman caught in adultery. The religious leaders wielded authority without vulnerability, exploiting the woman for their own purposes. She, on the other hand, was entirely vuln...

Listen to the FMarch 1, 2025 worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 6:1-15, 25-40 We all experience hunger—not just for food, but for meaning, love, and security. In John 6, after feeding the 5,000, Jesus challenges the crowd to seek something greater than physical bread. He declares, “I am the Bread of Life,” contrasting the temporary satisfaction of world...

Listen to the February 23, 2025 worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 6:16-21 In John’s Gospel, Jesus walking on water isn’t just a miracle—it’s a powerful revelation of His identity as the Great I AM. The disciples struggled against the storm, exhausted and afraid, yet Jesus approached them, walking over the waves, demonstrating His authority over the cha...

Listen to the February 16, 2025 worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 4:45-53 and 5:1-9 In John 5, Jesus asks a man who had been paralyzed for 38 years, “Do you want to be made well?” The man, so conditioned by his struggle, could only explain why healing seemed impossible. But Jesus, seeing his need, simply said, “Get up, take your mat, and walk.” This st...

Listen to the February 9, 2025 worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 2:1-11 Jesus’ first miracle—turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana—wasn’t just about providing drinks for a party. It was a sign that pointed to something greater. The story highlights the power of obedience and trust. Mary trusted Jesus, the servants followed his instructions, and...